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zugeschnittenen Zusätzen

English translation: add-ons customised/tailored to the specific use case/application

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German term or phrase:auf den speziellen Anwendungsfall zugeschnittene Zusätze
English translation:add-ons customised/tailored to the specific use case/application
Entered by: Steffen Walter

09:34 Jul 29, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Marketing / Market Research / Customer Satisfaction Survey
German term or phrase: zugeschnittenen Zusätzen
"Der verwendete Begriff 'Lösung' steht für eine kundenspezifische Lösung, die aus mehreren Produkten und auf den speziellen Anwendungsfall ***zugeschnittenen Zusätzen*** besteht."

From a customer satisfaction survey. Two things are troubling me here: 1) what exactly does "Zusätzen" mean in this context and 2) where does the whole phrase "zugeschnittenen Zusätzen" fit into the grammar of this sentence? TIA for your help.
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 05:20
add-ons customised/tailored to the specific use case
Explanation:
The above would apply to IT. If not, I'd put "(value-)added/additional products/services customised/tailored to the specific/intended application/use". We would have to know a bit more about the industry the survey relates to.
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 19:20
Grading comment
Thanks once again Steffen. "Add-ons" sounds great. There is a reference to hardware and software solutions just previously, so this might well be IT, but I still feel more comfortable with "applications" than "use case". Thanks also to the peer graders and others who offered an idea. Appreciate everyone's help.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2add-ons customised/tailored to the specific use case
Steffen Walter
4tailored (or 'custom' in 'NA) extras
Ken Cox
4additional functionality tailored ...
Bob Kerns (X)
3custom additions / accessories / extras
Harry Borsje


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
custom additions / accessories / extras


Explanation:
solution = of-the-shelf products + custom parts => to fit the specific application

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Note added at 17 mins (2005-07-29 09:51:25 GMT)
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typo: off-the-shelf

Harry Borsje
Netherlands
Local time: 19:20
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 1
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
auf den speziellen Anwendungsfall zugeschnittene Zusätze
add-ons customised/tailored to the specific use case


Explanation:
The above would apply to IT. If not, I'd put "(value-)added/additional products/services customised/tailored to the specific/intended application/use". We would have to know a bit more about the industry the survey relates to.

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 19:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 246
Grading comment
Thanks once again Steffen. "Add-ons" sounds great. There is a reference to hardware and software solutions just previously, so this might well be IT, but I still feel more comfortable with "applications" than "use case". Thanks also to the peer graders and others who offered an idea. Appreciate everyone's help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ken Cox: 'add-ons' is a good choice, but I'd say 'application' instead of 'use case'
2 mins
  -> Yes, fair enough, especially when it comes to non-IT applications but also more generally speaking.
agree  BrigitteHilgner: Is it the heat which produces such convoluted German expressions today, or what?
1 hr
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tailored (or 'custom' in 'NA) extras


Explanation:
Zusätzen, die auf den speziellen Anwendungsfall zugeschnitten sind.

In other words, extras (non-standard hardware and/or software) specifically designed, developed and/or selected for the specific application.

Ken Cox
Local time: 19:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
additional functionality tailored ...


Explanation:
... to the specific application.

To answer part 2 of your question, Rowan,:
"In this context the term "Solution" refers to a customer-specific solution consisting of:
- several products and
- additional functionality (or functions) tailored to the specific application."


Bob Kerns (X)
Germany
Local time: 19:20
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 7
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